WPCNR WP AFTER DARK. From Cappelli Enterprises. July 27, 2004: Cappelli Enterprises will host an exciting free “Summer Night’s Swing” at Renaissance Fountain Plaza, directly across from City Center at Main Street and Mamaroneck Avenue on Wednesday, August 11, beginning at 6:00 p.m. (rain date August 12). The “Summer Night’s Swing” will be an evening of swing dancing, complete with a live band, food, and entertainment.
SUPER DEVELOPER HOSTS SUMMER NIGHT’S SWING: Louis Cappelli, shown here at the opening of the White Plains Performing Arts Center last fall plans a “Thank You” to White Plains. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.
RENAISSANCE PLAZA. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.
The event is open to the public and admission is FREE. Sponsors include Cappelli Enterprises, the City of White Plains, Applebee’s restaurant, Barnes & Noble, Legal Sea Foods, Zanaro’s Italian restaurant, the White Plains Performing Arts Center and Arthur Murray White Plains Dance Studio.
“We could thing of no better way to show our appreciation to the people who live and work in the White Plains area for their unbelievable support of the City Center complex,” said Marge Schneider, Vice President of Cappelli Enterprises, the City Center developer. “We’re looking forward to a very special evening, and hope that ‘Summer Night’s Swing’ will become an annual event.”
Applebee’s, Legal Sea Foods, and Barnes & Noble will offer free refreshments from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The entertainment will begin at 7:00 p.m. with the Benson-Scott 20-piece Big Band and professional dancers from the Arthur Murray dance studio. The dancers will help to get the giant dance party started and will conduct a large group dance lesson.
The evening will also include a special appearance by Robert Royston, choreographer of the Broadway show, “Swing.” A four-time U.S. Open Swing Dance Champion, Mr. Royston has been featured on the “Today Show,” “The View,” “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” and others. He is also an instructor at Dance Manhattan. Mr. Royston and his partner, Nicola Royston, will dazzle the audience with a swing dance exhibition.
From 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., participants can enjoy a delicious assortment of desserts, courtesy of Zanaro’s Italian restaurant, just across the street from Fountain Plaza. Parking for the event will be available at the City Center garage.
Cappelli Enterprises Inc., the City Center developer, is a prominent real estate developer and general contractor in the Northeast. Headquartered in Valhalla, NY, the company has built more than 4 million square feet of mixed use, retail, waterfront, residential, office building, laboratory and parking facilities.
